Road Transport & Distribution Award 2010 Handbook -- Allowances
Disabilities and reward based allowances Print

(skills, special responsibilities, disabilities per sub-clauses 16.1(a) to (e))

  • leading hand (percentage of standard rate per week according to number of employees). Note that “leading loader” is not a leading hand.
  • driving vehicle (0.46% of the standard rate per day)
    • of excess length
    • with truck loading crane
    • with side-lifter crane
    • with excess width
    • with load of excess width
  • furniture or livestock carting (2.59% of the standard rate per week)
  • sanitary vehicle (2.92% of the standard rate per week)
  • collecting garbage (2.39% of the standard rate per week)
  • driver-salesperson (2.19% of the standard rate per week)
  • carting, loading or unloading carbon black – unless sealed (0.28% of the standard rate per day)
  • carting, loading or unloading offensive material (0.36% of the standard rate per day).
  • carting, loading or unloading dirty material (0.06% of the standard rate per hour)
  • carting tar – unless in sealed containers (0.45% of the standard rate per week)
  • handling coffins containing human remains (0.38% of the standard rate per coffin)
  • employee handling money (percentage of the standard rate per week according to the amount handled)
  • transport of bulk dangerous goods or explosives (2.37% of the standard rate per day)
  • transport of packaged dangerous goods requiring placarding (0.99% of the standard rate per day)
  • first aid allowance (1.6% of the standard rate per week)

It can be seen that the above allowances contain a mix of weekly, daily, hourly or by incidence entitlements.

For more information, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or visit the FWO website to submit your question.